Baron's Rice Rat vs rough agave

Aegialomys baroni compared with Agave asperrima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	rough agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Cricetidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Agave
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Agave asperrima

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

rough agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	rough agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baron's Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

rough agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Baron's Rice Rat

The Baron's Rice Rat (Aegialomys baroni) is a species in the genus Aegialomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.